Steam Forums Can you Trust any of the users?

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The Steam community as a whole seems flawed

I have considered that nobody on the steam platform is a trusted individual

I have noted some of them as being helpful to topic inquires that only someone partaking with professional knowledge of this platform would has access to.

however when engaging with those people it is quickly suspicious that they are not typical steam users.

It really creates a level of paranoia that makes me see them as some type of internal steam support bot/user.

i watch them show up in groups pretty often as if a group of people are sitting together in a room being paid to heckle the steam forum topics.

i just can't trust the things i read on steam, the narrative is very narrow , the lack of what i would consider normalcy is apparent.

is this just a me issue? of do any of you experience similar thoughts or conclusions that align with steam being full of fake forum postings and interaction with steam employed bots or people.

[kitty]

Първоначално публикувано от BJWyler:

The fact that you and others have issues with, say Forum Moderation, doesn't bother me one iota,

I never said I have issues with forum moderation even while they ban me and refuse to moderate someone who's writing fake comments under my name (by faking my profile). they have to follow rules and it's on Valve to provide meaningful rules. So far rules are in favor of trolls and abusers and even if you "know how to use forum spaces within the rules" you will never succeed doing so if you'll be mass reported and banned for anything that remotely resembles "post that could spark an argument".

echo chamber is in your head. I'm sure you're the only one here who accepted your ban as an adult and you still proud of that. such an accomplishment.

[Aachen]

Първоначално публикувано от kitty:

…. So far rules are in favor of trolls and abusers and even if you "know how to use forum spaces within the rules" you will never succeed doing so if you'll be mass reported and banned for anything that remotely resembles "post that could spark an argument" ….

If you’re being mass-reported for posts which moderators also agree amount to fighting …. possibly there’s some there there.

[kitty]

Първоначално публикувано от Aachen:

Първоначално публикувано от kitty:

…. So far rules are in favor of trolls and abusers and even if you "know how to use forum spaces within the rules" you will never succeed doing so if you'll be mass reported and banned for anything that remotely resembles "post that could spark an argument" ….

If you’re being mass-reported for posts which moderators also agree amount to fighting …. possibly there’s some there there.

there are 2 bad actors who report all of my posts so I have better chance to get banned for something than average user. they will go posting insults and then when I reply they report my post as harassment. they even confessed they report my posts and were sad when mods don't take any action. the nerve. now one of them impersonates me on forums.

[Serendipity]

Първоначално публикувано от Kenpoleon Bonaparte:

I don't trust people with private profiles. They've obviously got something to hide.

I am hiding from nosy people who want to trawl through my profile looking for something to use for extortion or some other nefarious reasons.

I do not trust people who do not like hidden profiles, what are they wanting to see and why?

[Axe]

Първоначално публикувано от Kenpoleon Bonaparte:

I don't trust people with private profiles. They've obviously got something to hide.

Bullcrap.

[Axe]

Първоначално публикувано от Golden UnicornSteam Forums:

Can you Trust any of the users?

I never put myself or anyone else in a position of trust so I have zero issues. Seems you got some learning to do.

[kitty]

Nice avatar, Axe :)

thank you!

[Start_Running]

Първоначално публикувано от Axe:

Първоначално публикувано от Kenpoleon Bonaparte:

I don't trust people with private profiles. They've obviously got something to hide.

Bullcrap.

Es[ecoallyy since friends only is a thing,

[Axe]

(?)

[☎need4naiim☎]

Първоначално публикувано от Axe:

(?)

You can trust this dude, above.

(One of the most trustworthy dudes in here, 🎅)

[Axe]

Thanks son.

The Whisky was good then?

[☎need4naiim☎]

Първоначално публикувано от Axe:

Thanks son.

The Whisky was good then?

Came for Whisky, stayed for some banter.

[Axe]

Enjoy both

[BJWyler]

Първоначално публикувано от kitty:

Първоначално публикувано от Aachen:

If you’re being mass-reported for posts which moderators also agree amount to fighting …. possibly there’s some there there.

there are 2 bad actors who report all of my posts so I have better chance to get banned for something than average user. they will go posting insults and then when I reply they report my post as harassment. they even confessed they report my posts and were sad when mods don't take any action. the nerve. now one of them impersonates me on forums.

If that was the case, then I certainly would have had moderation taken against me as I know for a fact that there are more than a few users on this forum who "mass" report my posts on a regular basis.

The fact that action hasn't been taken on your posts that you know were reported means that there is no such thing as moderation vendetta. Is moderation wildly inconsistent? Sadly, yes, but that is one of the drawbacks of the type of system that Steam uses.

[crunchyfrog]

The problem is your epistemology seems off.

You should trust NOBODY EVER. What you can do is take on board what they say and assess the evidence they offer. Then you shoudl take that evidence and GOOGLE to check it.

It's really not difficult. Critical thinking and scepticism is easy.

But if you're instead being intellectually dishonest and are REALLY saying "I don't know whether to trust people who tell me things I don't WANT to hear" then that#'s a you problem.

I see that a lot on here.

But if you are being honest then the former is dead easy to do. You should od it in ALL situations in life anyway.